Lakewood sits off Lakewood Boulevard just below Jester Estates, between RM 2222 and Spicewood Springs Road, with Loop 360 running along its edge. It’s one of the older Northwest Austin neighborhoods — developed in the 1980s — and the rolling terrain gives a lot of the lots real Hill Country views without the Lake Travis price tag.
I’m Robbie English, broker at Uncommon Realty here in Austin.
Living in Lakewood
Lakewood is zoned to Austin ISD — Hill Elementary, Murchison Middle, and Anderson High School. Murchison is the only International Baccalaureate middle school in Austin ISD, which is a draw for a fair number of the families who buy here. The neighborhood backs up to Bull Creek Park across Loop 360, so trail access and creek-side green space are a five-minute walk for a lot of these homes rather than a drive. It connects directly to Jester Estates to the north, and shares the same general stretch of Northwest Austin as Spicewood at Bull Creek and Spicewood Estates — all worth a look if Lakewood’s inventory is thin when you’re searching.
Housing options in Lakewood
Because the neighborhood was built out over the 1980s rather than in a single phase, you’ll see a real mix here — single-story ranch homes on the original streets closest to Loop 360, and larger two-story houses with more updated finishes on the newer interior streets. Lot sizes and topography vary block to block, so a hillside lot with a view a few doors down from a flatter, more standard-size yard isn’t unusual, and mature oak cover is common throughout since almost none of this was cleared for new construction in the last couple of decades. Commuting is straightforward either way you head — Loop 360 runs south toward downtown and the river, while RM 2222 and US 183 give you a direct route north and west toward the Domain and the Hill Country without needing MoPac at all. If you want a broader sense of what else is available in this part of the city, I’ve also put together an overview of Northwest Austin neighborhoods.
